Closure for containers



y 1932- c. s. BARON 1,865,737

CLOSURE FOR CONTAINERS Original Filed July 17, 1929- Z8 Z0 Z2 Z PatentedJuly 5, 1932 UNETED STATE.

CHARLES S. BARON, F TIFFIN, OHIO 1 CLOSURE FOR CONTAINERS Applicationfiled July 1'7, 1929, Serial No. 378,985. Renewed November 16, 1931.

My present invention relates to closures for containers adapted to holdsolids, or liquids, with means provided for hermetically sealing theclosure if desired, and it has for its object improvements in means forconveniently attaching the closure to a container, and for detaching theone from the other.

What constitutes my invention will be hereinafter specified in detailand succinctly defined in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing which constitutes a part of this specification,

Figure I is a side elevation of the upper ortion of a container showingmy closure applied thereto, with the lid thereof shown in the openposition.

Figure II is a diametrical vertical section of the subject matter ofFigure I, showing the lid in the closed position.

Figure III is a detail illustration of the hinge member which unites thelid of the closure to the band thereof, and the means for detachablyattaching the band to the container.

Figure IV is a section on the line IVIV of Figure II.

Referring to the numerals on the drawing, 1 indicates the body of acontainer, which may be made of any suitable material, for exampleglass. It is provided preferably with a neck 2 that surrounds the mouthof the container and which is defined from the body 1 by an externalintermediate annular groove or depression 3. The container may be madeof any suitable and preferred dimensions and capacity.

WVithin the groove 3, I provide a circumambient band 4, preferablyconsisting of a strip of stiff sheet metal having overlapping 49terminals 5 and 6, which are of a conjoint thickness that will snuglyfill a recess provided for their operative accommodation within a casingof a hinge member 7 that is formed by an inbent lip 8 on said member.

Each terminal of the band is defined by a notch preferably of the shapeindicated at 9 and 10, respectively.

The space between the opposite faces of the lip 8 and the member 7 isspanned by a holding member preferably consisting of a cylinder whichmay be comprised, for instance, in

a tubular rivet 11 for fastening it to said lip and member 7. r

' On the side of the band 4 that is diametri cally opposite theterminals 5 and 6, I provide a latch-keeper 14 that is formed in theband 4, preferably by bending the body thereof into a projectionoutstanding beyond the periphery of the neck 2. At a point between thekeeper 14: and the overlapping terminals 5 and 6 of the band, I providein the" metal of the band a loop 15, whereby, through pressure brought,to bear upon it as by a pairof hand pliers, the legs of the loop may besqueezed together so as to draw the band taut into the groove 3.Permanent flexure of the band, so imparted, serves to hold the bandfixedly in place in the groove.

Theconnection between the hinge member 7 and'the' band 4 might be,without employ- 79 ment of the'notched terminals 5 and 6, madepermanent, and the loop 15 relied upon solely for adjusting the band inplace and for securing it in the groove 3. In such case, thecircumference of the band being suflicient to permit it to be slippedover the neck 2, the squeezingtogether of the legs of the loop wouldserveto'take .up the slack of the band and fasten it in place in thegroove 3; but at present I regard the use of the detachable notchedterminals as preferable, because it facilitates upon occasion thedetachment of the band from the containeri The hinge member 7 isprovided with means for effecting a hinge connection with the lid 17,the same being preferably perfected by tongues formed of the metal ofsaid member inserted into aligned slots 18 and. 19 formed in the rim 20of the lid to form hinge knuckles 21 and 22 in the complete device, saidtongues being preferably bent outwardly.

The rim 20 is formed by bending the metal of the lid outwardly from aflange 23 so as to form at the junction of said rim and flange a smoothannular bearing face 24 which cooperates with sealing efiect, as, forexample, against an annular elastic band 25 countersunk in a grooveprovided for it in the periphery of the neck 2. This feature,

however, does not form a part of my present invention, being claimed byme in a separate application for U. S. Letters Patent Serial Number 378,984, filed of even date herewith. It is, however, deemed to be inorder to refer to it because of the form of latch mechanism which Iprefer to employ in cooperative relationship to the keeper 14, in suchcases as it may be desirable to provide upon the closure a latchmechanism for holding the lid in the closed position over the neck 2 ofwhatever description it may be.

Said latch mechanism comprises a hinge member 26 secured to the rim 2Osubstantially in the same manner as. the hinge member 7 is securedthereto, with the exception that the knuckles 28 thereof are bentdownwardly and inwardly instead of upwardly and outwardly as in theforming of the knuckles 21 and 22. The body of the latch member properis bent to form a lip 30 that is adapted to engage the keeper 14:. Fromsaid lip the latch member is extended sufiiciently to constitute anactuating lever 31 for manipulating it in opening and closing the lip 30with reference to the keeper.

The operation of my device herein described is deemed to require nofurther description to one skilled in the art than that which issupplied by the foregoing specification in view of the drawing.

What I claim is: p The combination with a container bod, and a necksurrounding the mouth thereoii and having an external annular groove, ofa metallic band having overlapping terminals fitting within the saidgroove, a lid hinged to the band, a loop formed in the body of the bandadapted for application of tension and permanent flexure thereto inorder to hold the band in the groove, a hinge member by which the lid issecured to the band, and means for attaching and detaching at will{:jlge terminals of the band to the hinge mem- In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES S. BARON.

